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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: Funeral Of Hearts on September 15, 2013, 08:25:20 PM

Title: Chilliwack River, September 15th 2013
Post by: Funeral Of Hearts on September 15, 2013, 08:25:20 PM
Checked out the Vedder yesterday and fished it this morning. I was drifting roe trying for springs and coho but caught a few pinks. I did hook one spring (about 7 lbs) got it almost to hand before it spat the hook. LOTS of pinks in the river.

I also took some underwater video of the pinks with my gopro which I put up on youtube. Unfortunately the video clarity isn't as good as the raw footage, but its watchable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExhkSZtDD24&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExhkSZtDD24&feature=youtu.be)
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, September 15th 2013
Post by: phatwop on September 16, 2013, 03:07:42 AM
Nice work.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, September 15th 2013
Post by: bigblue on September 16, 2013, 07:56:24 AM
Great video!
I especially enjoyed watching the school of parrs.
Couldn't tell if they were coho or steelhead.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, September 15th 2013
Post by: adriaticum on September 16, 2013, 09:20:13 AM
Great video, thanks for posting!
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, September 15th 2013
Post by: Funeral Of Hearts on September 16, 2013, 09:23:43 AM
Ya I had no idea those little guys were even there until i watched the video.

I watched it again and it looks like there is a male pink with a spoon hanging out of its mouth coming into the screen from the left at about 3:08.
I also liked the whitefish that was following close behind the female pink looking for a meal.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, September 15th 2013
Post by: deepcovehooker on September 17, 2013, 07:28:04 AM
Nice job on the video. 

I was up by the Hydro Rail Bridge yesterday for about 4 hours on the 16th.  A good number of fishers using spinning rods. drift fishing and fly guys.  Usually enough room to cast and also land fish.  Lots of fish in the river but not up to the usual standard yet and mostly still silver however the males are humping up.  Landed 6 lost another 6 close in and kept one for the guy visiting from Japan who had never fished before.  He never hooked into a fish, a few bites so I let him land a couple on my rod, was he ever excited.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, September 15th 2013
Post by: Sabre on September 17, 2013, 11:09:23 AM
Nice video  8) :)
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, September 15th 2013
Post by: maverick on September 17, 2013, 11:31:33 AM
I like seeing the fishing line drift by. Interesting watching them boil they don't seem to be rising for anything on the surface just boiling their body out of the water then back down.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, September 15th 2013
Post by: Funeral Of Hearts on September 17, 2013, 05:25:27 PM
I like seeing the fishing line drift by. Interesting watching them boil they don't seem to be rising for anything on the surface just boiling their body out of the water then back down.

Yup. That was my clear intermediate fly line  I was curious to see if the fish would react to it floating by. They didn't seem to care.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, September 15th 2013
Post by: noobfisher on September 17, 2013, 07:43:15 PM
Nice video  8) :)

Classy, I'm sure that is a memory he will enjoy for many years, good on you!
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, September 15th 2013
Post by: noobfisher on September 17, 2013, 07:44:15 PM
Nice job on the video. 

I was up by the Hydro Rail Bridge yesterday for about 4 hours on the 16th.  A good number of fishers using spinning rods. drift fishing and fly guys.  Usually enough room to cast and also land fish.  Lots of fish in the river but not up to the usual standard yet and mostly still silver however the males are humping up.  Landed 6 lost another 6 close in and kept one for the guy visiting from Japan who had never fished before.  He never hooked into a fish, a few bites so I let him land a couple on my rod, was he ever excited.

Whoops I meant to post about this, classy move sharing that moment with the new fisherman, good on you!
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, September 15th 2013
Post by: dave c on September 20, 2013, 10:13:35 PM
Great video!
I especially enjoyed watching the school of parrs.
Couldn't tell if they were coho or steelhead.
Nervous times for the little guys!